援 (yuán) - to aid & to support

援Tone 2

yuán ｜ 12 strokes ｜ radical:

喻悦

援 · yuán

to aid;

to support;

to help;

to assist;

to quote;

to cite;

to pull;

to hold

to aidto supportto help

Usage highlights

aid and assistancequote and citesupport troopsforeign aidrescue missionseek help

Synonyms

  • 助— to help; to assist
  • 帮— to help; to assist
  • 扶— to support; to help

Antonyms

  • 弃— to abandon; to discard
  • 害— to harm; to damage

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The government provided emergency aid (援助) to the disaster area.
  • He cited (援引) a famous legal case in his argument.
  • The soldier held (援握) his weapon tightly.
  • International support (外援) helped rebuild the country.

Collocations

  • aid and assistance(援助)
  • quote and cite(援引)
  • support troops(援兵)
  • foreign aid(外援)
  • rescue mission(援救)
  • seek help(求援)

Idioms

  • Distant water cannot quench a nearby fire(远水不救近火)
  • To draw on one's own experience to illustrate a point(援古证今)
  • To quote extensively(旁征博引)
  • To come to the rescue(援之以手)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • The character combines the hand radical (扌) with 爰, suggesting the action of reaching out with hands to help.
  • In military contexts, 援 often refers to reinforcements or support troops.
  • In academic contexts, it denotes quoting authoritative sources to support arguments.

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